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A contemporary and historical look at the relationship between art and music within education in the United Kingdom. Art school Britain in the 1960s and ’70s was a hotbed of experimental DIY creativity that blurred the lines between art and music. In Blank Canvas, multi-genre musician and university lecturer Simon Strange paints a picture of the diverse range of people who broke down the barriers between art, life, and the creative self. Tracing lines from the Bauhaus “blank slate” through the white heat of the Velvet Underground and the cutting edge of the Slits, Blank Canvas draws on interviews with giants of the genre across the spectrums of music, gender, and race, from Brian Eno to Pauline Black, Cabaret Voltaire to Gaye Advert. What emerges is a portrait of the era as an eclectic range of musical styles and cultures fused, erupting into a diverse flow of outspoken originality. Providing a framework for creativity within the arts and education, the book illuminates a path for the cultural evolution of both musicians and artists hoping to create the future.

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9781789386318

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'Simon Strange handles all [the] material highly skilfully and it's a testament to both his writing and his meticulous research that he manages to cover such a far reaching subject with hardly a false step. As both a lecturer at Bath university and also a musician and producer he shows both a passion for intellectual study and left field rock music. It's a difficult balancing act to pull off but much like the artists contained within these pages, he's managed it using non linear narratives, rubbing against the form that both educates and inspires. Just like the good old days of breaking glass and guitar ignition.' Full Louder than War review here -- Craig Campbell, Louder Than War

'Simon Strange handles all [the] material highly skilfully and it's a testament to both his writing and his meticulous research that he manages to cover such a far reaching subject with hardly a false step. As both a lecturer at Bath Spa University and also a musician and producer he shows both a passion for intellectual study and left field rock music. It's a difficult balancing act to pull off but much like the artists contained within these pages, he's managed it using non linear narratives, rubbing against the form that both educates and inspires. Just like the good old days of breaking glass and guitar ignition.' Full Louder than War review here -- Craig Campbell, Louder Than War

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Simon Strange is a popular music educator and practitioner. He researches the connections between art education and music skills at Bath Spa University, UK.

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